IT & Security WorkflowsPurpose
1.2. Notify IT and engineering teams about available patches.
1.3. Track status of patch deployments across all managed assets.
1.4. Generate compliance and audit reports to meet aviation regulatory requirements.
1.5. Ensure timely remediation and document security posture.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Detection of outdated software on asset inventory scans.
2.3. Patch deployment events received from device management platforms.
2.4. Scheduled compliance review or automated scan failing.
2.5. Manual incident or vulnerability report flag.
Platform variants
3.1. Microsoft Graph Security API
• Feature/Setting: Subscribed alert notifications for patch events; subscribe using `/security/alerts` endpoint
• Sample: Configure webhook for security alerts to your notification channel
3.2. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Incident Management – Auto-create incidents for patch advisories
• Sample: Configure "Create Record" using Update Set API `/api/now/table/incident`
3.3. Jira Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Issue Creation – Auto-generate tickets for patch tasks
• Sample: POST to `/rest/api/3/issue` with fields for severity, affected asset, deadline
3.4. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Channel Notification – Alert engineering team on #security-updates
• Sample: Use `chat.postMessage` API to post summary
3.5. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Incident Trigger – Send urgent patch alerts
• Sample: POST to `/incidents` API endpoint with escalation policy
3.6. Splunk
• Feature/Setting: Log Monitoring – Trigger searches for patch activity
• Sample: Use REST API `/services/search/jobs` with patch deployment query
3.7. AWS Security Hub
• Feature/Setting: Findings Notification – Detect and notify on missing patches
• Sample: Subscribe to event via SNS for "Patch Compliance Failed"
3.8. Qualys
• Feature/Setting: VMDR APIs – Detect & report unpatched vulnerabilities
• Sample: Pull detection summary via `/api/2.0/fo/asset/host/vm/detection/`
3.9. Ivanti Neurons
• Feature/Setting: Patch Intelligence – Query patch status
• Sample: Use `/api/v1/Patches` with relevant filters
3.10. JAMF Pro
• Feature/Setting: Patch Management – Track Apple device patching
• Sample: Webhook on PATCH event in `/JSSResource/computers`
3.11. Atlassian Opsgenie
• Feature/Setting: Alert Generation – Push critical patch tasks
• Sample: Send alert using `/v2/alerts` API
3.12. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: Ticketing – Create tickets for patch failures
• Sample: POST to `/api/v2/tickets` with trigger data
3.13. GitHub Actions
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Trigger – Run automated checks on patch events
• Sample: `on: repository_dispatch` for security_update event
3.14. Google Workspace Admin SDK
• Feature/Setting: Device Management – Detect unpatched Chrome OS devices
• Sample: Use `/admin/directory/v1/devices/chromeos` with compliance filter
3.15. Freshservice
• Feature/Setting: Asset Management – Monitor patches per hardware asset
• Sample: API `/api/v2/assets` with custom fields for patch compliance
3.16. Okta
• Feature/Setting: Event Hook – Notify on application integration updates/patches
• Sample: Configure Event Hook for "application.lifecycle.update"
3.17. Zoom
• Feature/Setting: Webhook Events – Detect out-of-date client installations
• Sample: Subscribe to "client_update" event and forward alerts
3.18. Cisco Meraki
• Feature/Setting: Network Alerts – Track firmware patch status
• Sample: Use `/networks/{networkId}/firmwareUpgrades` endpoint
3.19. Datadog
• Feature/Setting: Monitor Alerts – Trigger workflow on patch missed
• Sample: Use API to create monitor for event type "security_patch_skipped"
3.20. SAP Solution Manager
• Feature/Setting: Change Request API – Record and track patch requests
• Sample: API `/sap/opu/odata/sap/SMCR_CHANGE_REQUEST` for new requests
Benefits
4.2. Reduces mean time to remediation for critical vulnerabilities.
4.3. Automates reporting for audits and regulatory compliance.
4.4. Provides real-time visibility to leadership and technical staff.
4.5. Lowers operational risk and security exposure for aeronautical systems.